New Orleans Pelicans (36-25, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (23-38, 12th in the Eastern Conference)
Toronto; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Jakob Poeltl and the Toronto Raptors host Brandon Ingram and the New Orleans Pelicans in non-conference play.
The Raptors are 13-18 in home games. Toronto is seventh in the Eastern Conference with 114.4 points and 47.7 percent shooting from the field.
The Pelicans are 18-13 on the road. New Orleans ranks seventh in the Western Conference with 26.9 assists per game led by Ingram averaging 5.8.
The Raptors are shooting 47.7% from the field this season, which is 1.5 percentage points higher than the 46.2% the Pelicans are allowing to their opponents. The Pelicans have averaged 12.3 3-pointers per game this season, which is 1.0 fewer shots on average than the 13.3 per game given up by the Raptors.
The two teams face each other for the second time this season. The Pelicans beat the Raptors 138-100 in their last meeting on February 6. Ingram led the Pelicans with 41 points and Gradey Dick led the Raptors with 22 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Poeltl averages 11.1 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.5 blocks for the Raptors. Immanuel Quickley is averaging 18.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 5.7 assists over the last 10 games for Toronto.
Ingram is averaging 21.9 points and 5.8 assists for the Pelicans. Trey Murphy III is averaging 3.0 3-pointers over New Orleans’ last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Raptors: 5-5, averaging 114.1 points, 45.7 rebounds, 28.8 assists, 8.3 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.2% from ground. Their opponents average 117.0 points per game.
Pelicans: 6-4, averaging 113.0 points, 44.2 rebounds, 26.6 assists, 8.2 steals and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from the field. Their opponents average 107.8 points.
INJURIES: Raptors: Bruce Brown: out (knee), Scottie Barnes: out (hand).
Pelicans: Dyson Daniels: Out (knee).
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